Leadership Exchange 2025 Agenda

Sunday, Oct. 12 - Day One
1 PM |
Depart for Greenville |
4 PM |
Arrive in Greenville |
4 - 4:35 PM |
Deplane, luggage transfer, load bus |
4:35 - 5:05 PM |
Travel to SpringHill Suites Hotel Downtown Greenville |
5:00 PM |
Hotel check-in at SpringHill Suites Hotel Downtown Greenville |
6:15 PM |
Meet in hotel lobby and depart for Avenue |
6:30 PM |
Welcome Reception with Greenville Mayor Knox White |
8:15 PM |
Depart for SpringHill Suites Hotel Downtown Greenville |
8:30-10:30 PM |
Hospitality Suite at SpringHill Suites Hotel Downtown Greenville |

Monday, Oct. 13 - Day Two
7:30 – 8 AM | Coffee Service |
8 – 9 AM | Chamber Overview & Regional Cooperation with Carlos Phillips, President & CEO, Greenville Chamber |
9 – 9:30 AM | Break |
9:30 – 10:30 AM | Downtown Redevelopment with John DeWorken, Greenville City Council |
10:30 AM | Break |
10:50 AM | Meet in lobby for Downtown Greenville Walking Tour |
11 AM – 12 PM | Downtown Walking Tour with John Boyanoski |
12 – 2 PM | Tourism & Attraction with Heath Dillard, President & CEO, Visit Greenville SC |
2 PM | Depart for SpringHill Suites Hotel Downtown Greenville |
2:30 – 4:30 PM | Break |
4:30 – 5 PM | Transition to Six & Twenty Distillery |
5 – 6:30 PM | Six & Twenty Distillery Tour and Tasting |
6:30 – 8 PM | Dinner |
8 – 8:30 PM | Transition to SpringHill Suites Hotel Downtown Greenville |
8:30 – 10 PM | Hospitality Suite at SpringHill Suites Hotel Downtown Greenville |

Tuesday, Oct. 14 - Day Three
7:30 - 8:30 AM |
Coffee Service at SpringHill Suites Hotel Downtown Greenville |
8:30 - 9 AM |
Travel to Greenville Technical College CMI |
9 - 10 AM |
Session #5: Workforce Development with Greenville Technical College President Larry Miller |
10 - 10:30 AM |
Break |
10:30 - 11:30 AM |
Session #6: Tour of Greenville Technical College’s Center for Manufacturing Innovation |
11:30 - 11:45 AM |
Break |
11:45 - 12 PM |
Self-Service Lunch |
12 - 1 PM |
Session #7: Business Attraction & Regional Job Creation with President & CEO Greenville Area Development Corporation Max Stewart
and Upstate SC Alliance President & CEO John Lummus |
1 to 1:45 PM |
Leadership Exchange Debrief & Trip Takeaways with Birmingham Business Alliance President & CEO Steve Ammons |
2 PM |
Leave for Airport |
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